Page 8 of articles about lactation

Effects of day of farrowing induction and spontaneous versus induced farrowing on sow and suckling piglet performance

Under the conditions of this study, more piglets are born during unsupervised hours when sows are induced on day 116 than when sows are induced on day 113.

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Effect of restricted movement of the piglets (cross fostering) on the weight at weaning in intensive pig production farm

The restriction movement showed a positive effect in the reduction in mortality.

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Nursing behaviour in lactating sows kept in isolation, in acoustic and visual contact

This study tested experimentally whether acoustic contact without any possibility to see other sows is sufficient for a high level of nursing synchronization.

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Creep feeding

Creep feeding is the practice of feeding a solid diet to piglets while they are suckling the sow, preparing their digestive system for weaning.

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Suckling effects in sows: importance for mammary development and productivity

Suckling during 12 to 14 h postpartum is insufficient to maintain lactation and the process of involution that occurs in early lactation is reversible within 1 day.

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Sow dietary fatty acid proﬁle alters fat metabolism and fatty acid composition in weanling pigs

Sows fed PUFA rich diets promote FA beta-oxidation in pigs after weaning which could help the mobilization of body reserves for this critical period.

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Health indicators of sows and offspring in sows fed genetically modified maize

There is not a clear effect of feeding genetically modified maize on sow and offspring performance.

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Feed dispenser with adjustment scale in kg and lb.

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Influence of the feed form when feeding breeding sows

One of the most frequent recommendations for improving the feed consumption in sows during lactation is using pelleted feed instead of meal. Nevertheless, this recommendation is not very well supported by experimental evidences.

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Rapeseed meal on gestation and lactation diets on the performance of sows and their litters

The inclusion of rapeseed meal until 10% does not affect sow reproductive or litter performance.

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Alpha-lipoic acid on antioxidative ability and performance of sows and nursing piglets

Dietary alpha-lipoic acid supplementation in sows enhances the antioxidant activity and performance of mothers and their offspring.

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The use of crystalline amino acids in lactating sow diets

Corn/soybean meal lactation diets can contain up to 0.40% L–lysine-HCl with no detrimental effect on reproductive performance.

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Effect of split weaning on sow ovulatory responses to injection of gonadotrophins during lactation

More split-weaned than control sows had elevated serum progesterone 2 days post weaning (47.6% versus 9.5%).

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The consumption of milk without restrictions does not guarantee the production success of the piglet after its weaning

The piglets that suckle in the rear area of the udder start to eat feed before, and this would explain their better adaptation to the weaning.

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Effects of feeding rapeseed meal during gestation and lactation on the performance of hyperprolific sows and their litters

10% RM to hyper prolific sows over three parities was safe and did not affect sow longevity, reproductive or litter performance.

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Lysine to metabolizable energy ratio affects growth performance, blood metabolites and hormones of lactating sows

Providing 3.05 g/Mcal ratio of SID Lys:ME in lactating sows, litter weight gain could be maximized.

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Effect of meal frequency on performance and behaviour of group‐housed gestating sows

Sows had received their daily ration in one or two meals. Reproductive performance during gestation and the following lactation was measured.